Skyrim Perks Guide

Skyrim's leveling system has been entirely revamped with the introduction of new perks. The Skyrim Perks Guide is intended to help you decide how to build your character. Regardless of whether you plan on playing as a pure class or mixing things up, the Skyrim Perks Guide will help you to make a clear decision.

New to the Elder Scrolls series, Skyrim has completely changed the way players develop their character. Through the introduction of a new perks system, players now gain a new perk every time they advance to a new level. Rather than replacing the stats, it adds onto the old statistics system, now hidden behind the scenes.

Every perk has skill requirements that you must meet before you can unlock it, so you'll gain access to better perks as you progress through the game.

Each time you level up, you will have the chance to affect real improvement onto your character—getting a shield perk might allow you to bash your enemies, for example.

There are 280 perks in Skyrim spread across three different constellations, or trees—Warrior, Thief, Mage—all of which allow you to define your character as you please. These skills can be used in tandem so you can play as a spellsword, assassin, or warrior mage, and the like.